List of all shark attacks in usa
Fatal Attacks
187
Unprovoked Attacks
1788
Total Attacks
2310
There have been a total of 2310 shark attacks in USA. Out of those, 187 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 8.10%. 1788 attacks came out of the blue while 522 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | 04-09-1970 | 11h30 | Floating on a raft | Laceration to left foot | NO | 18yo Reggie Hodgson | |
| Pinellas County | 31-08-1970 | Scuba diving | Calf / knee injured? | NO | male | ||
| 31-08-1970 | "Dog shark" | Swimming | Foot lacerated | NO | Gary Kirakas | ||
| Dania, Broward County | 21-06-1970 | 7.5' shark | Fishing | Bitten on calf by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 13yo William Faulkner | |
| Waimea Bay, O'ahu | 30-03-1970 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Body surfing | Swept out to sea, 5.5 m [18'] shark seen in the vicinity, body not recovered. | NO | Ernie Reathaford | |
| Manatee County | 22-03-1970 | Late afternoon | Wading | Foot & calf lacerated | NO | 19yo Robert Fetterman | |
| Leg bitten by shark hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 26yo Adolph Crouse | |||||
| Kalepolepo, Kihei, Maui | 09h00 | Diving, retrieving fish caught in net | Arm severed at elbow, surgically amputated at shoulder | NO | male, a Japanese fisherman | ||
| West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County | Said to involve a 2.4 m [8'] hammerhead shark | Major injuries but survived | NO | male | |||
| 40 miles off Islamorada, near Cay Sal | Treading water after survivng crash of the US Navy airship K-74 that was hit by the German submarine U-134 | FATAL | YES | Petty Officer Isadore Stessel |
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